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1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 14 October 2013.

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 31 to be announced, together with the special circumstances which justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

4.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declarations of interest.

RESOURCES COMMITTEE

5.

BUDGET MONITORING – MONTH 6 (SEPTEMBER 2013)

This report seeks approval to changes in the approved medium-term financial plan based on information contained in the budget monitoring reports.

LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY

6.

CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 20 November 2013 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 December 2013.

The Committee is asked to consider two funding applications for Leisure and Community Grants from Special Connection and the Association of Abbots Langley Performing Arts Societies. The committee is also asked to consider one application for a Capital Grant for the Royal Voluntary Service.

To provide Members with further information regarding the operational costs associated with maintaining the Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) in South Oxhey Playing Fields and recommend price increases for 2014/15

The Committee is reminded that at its meeting on 2 September it was resolved as follows:–

RESOLVED:-

that in respect of the second stage review of this project, the Council seek the view of the External Auditor on whether any areas of the William Penn Contract or other aspects of the building project, should be the subject of scrutiny/review by the External Auditor. The Committee requested that the External Auditor discuss his choice(s) with the Group Leaders in order to make progress on the proposed work.

Attached to this agenda is a letter of engagement from the External Auditor which the Committee is requested to approve.

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining items in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

(Note: If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items.)

1.

APPLICATION FOR WRITE-OFF OF SUNDRY DEBT

To consider writing-off irrecoverable sundry debt.

2.

SOUTH OXHEY INITIATIVE

To receive a progress report and approve the next steps in respect of this project.

3.

CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 20 November 2013 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 December 2013.

3a.

SIR JAMES ALTHAM SWIMMING POOL

Following reports to the South Oxhey Initiative Steering Group in June 2012 and September 2013 together with the Executive Committee in June 2012 this report summarises the outcome of feasibility work into the options to replace the current Sir James Altham Swimming Pool (SJA).